Thomas ORourke [#98] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Tom O'Rourke, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. O'Rourke currently has a record of 15.5-15.5, +171, and is ranked #51 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Tom Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Awards: 7th div 6 2004 Hobbies: golf Occupation: md land developer coach NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 7/76, 19-11 +568 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 5/88, 18.5- 9.5 +814

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	21.5-26.5 (0.448)
Past 1-12 months	7-7 (0.500)	WW L W LL WW LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	6.5-8.5 (0.433)	LL W L W LLLLL WWWTW
Past 25-36 months	8-11 (0.421)	LL WWW L W LLLLL WWWW LLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 368 Average against: 363
Round 1		O'Rourke played #9 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 394 to 428 (a spread of -34). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Wilson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		O'Rourke played #45 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 364 to 424 (a spread of -60). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Schlechter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -94.
Round 3		O'Rourke played #64 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 354 to 265 (a spread of 89). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Gove in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -5.
Round 4		O'Rourke played #97 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN O'Rourke’s record vs. Greene in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, -17.
Round 5		O'Rourke played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and tied at 371. The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Rourke’s record vs. Shuman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -17.
Round 6		O'Rourke played #23 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 386 to 339 (a spread of 47). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Finkle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2.5-3.5, +30.
Round 7		O'Rourke played #3 Tijan Jeng (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 289 to 459 (a spread of -170). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Jeng in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -140.
Round 8		O'Rourke played #100 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 423 to 297 (a spread of 126). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -14.
Round 9		O'Rourke played #6 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and won 416 to 282 (a spread of 134). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT O'Rourke’s record vs. Dolgenos in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +120.
Round 10		O'Rourke played #96 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 297 to 405 (a spread of -108). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Brooks in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +12.
Round 11		O'Rourke played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and lost 363 to 371 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL O'Rourke’s record vs. Gaertner in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +4.
Round 12		O'Rourke played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: CHARLOTTE, NC O'Rourke’s record vs. Moyer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -147.
Round 13		O'Rourke played #103 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 262 to 389 (a spread of -127). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Goodman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -274.
Round 14		O'Rourke played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 403 to 337 (a spread of 66). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Moch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -208.
Round 15		O'Rourke played #104 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 361 to 252 (a spread of 109). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Atwood in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -99.
Round 16		O'Rourke played #51 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 326 to 394 (a spread of -68). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Diener in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -167.
Round 17		O'Rourke played #61 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 432 to 334 (a spread of 98). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Sealy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -69.
Round 18		O'Rourke played #84 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 346 to 363 (a spread of -17). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Larsen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -86.
Round 19		O'Rourke played #22 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and won 358 to 341 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN O'Rourke’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -69.
Round 20		O'Rourke played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 329 to 337 (a spread of -8). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Cadieux in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -77.
Round 21		O'Rourke played #95 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 356 to 386 (a spread of -30). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -107.
Round 22		O'Rourke played #80 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 394 to 399 (a spread of -5). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Scott in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -112.
Round 23		O'Rourke played #67 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 252 to 422 (a spread of -170). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Upton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -282.
Round 24		O'Rourke played #99 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 449 to 402 (a spread of 47). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Hendrickson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -235.
Round 25		O'Rourke played #32 James Clark (Lumberton, NC) and won 388 to 327 (a spread of 61). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Clark in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -174.
Round 26		O'Rourke played #25 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and won 418 to 356 (a spread of 62). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Barry in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -112.
Round 27		O'Rourke played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 357 to 351 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA O'Rourke’s record vs. Oliva in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -106.
Round 28		O'Rourke played #90 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 375 to 452 (a spread of -77). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Pitzer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -183.
Round 29		O'Rourke played #33 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 492 to 251 (a spread of 241). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Bogle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +58.
Round 30		O'Rourke played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 383 to 317 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP O'Rourke’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +124.
Round 31		O'Rourke played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 421 to 374 (a spread of 47). Before this event, O'Rourke had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +171.

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